Thursday, August 31, 2017

NEJM A Tale of Two Epidemics — HCV Treatment among Native Americans and Veterans

Perspective
A Tale of Two Epidemics — HCV Treatment among Native Americans and Veterans
Brigg Reilley, M.P.H., and Jessica Leston, M.P.H.

N Engl J Med 2017; 377:801-803
August 31, 2017DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1705991

Full Text Journal Article 

In light of ongoing debates about health care budgets and rising drug prices, a current public health crisis can provide useful insights. For patients who get their health care through two separate federal agencies, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic is unfolding in vastly different ways. In recent years, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system has mounted a response to HCV that should be the envy of any health system, public or private. On the other hand, the Indian Health Service (IHS), an agency that serves American Indians and Alaska Natives, is struggling to meet the needs of its patients with HCV.

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